Storage bin



Dec. 22, 1942. N, F ES 2,305,856

STORAGE BIN Filed Feb. 4, 1942 Patented Dec. 22, 19 42 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STORAGE BIN John N. Fees, Spokane, Wash. Application February 4, 1942, Serial No. 429,539

5 Claims.

This invention relates to storage bins and more particularly to an improved wall for a bin.

At the present time there are many barns and other storage buildings which are not suitable for storage of bulk grain and other free running material, due to the fact that the walls are weak and not capable of withstanding the outward strain exerted by a large quantity of grain or similar material.

Therefore, these buildings are not used and it is one object of the invention to provide a wall which may be erected within a building and constitute an auxiliary wall capable of withstanding the strain exerted by a large quantity of grain dumped into the building through an opening in the roof thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wall capable of being erected within a building or upon a field and serve very effectively as an outside storage bin for harvested grain.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wall construction wherein the wall is supported at an incline by supporting frames or jacks which are erected as units in spaced relation to each other longitudinally of the wall and are braced against outward movement by stringers anchored to the floor or ground and engaged by lower ends of front legs of the jacks.

Another object of the invention is to provide supporting frames or jacks so constructed that single frames may be used for walls of a certain height and companion frames used for a wall of greater height.

Another object of the invention is to provide the wall with supporting frames or jacks which may be stacked or piled in a relatively small space when not in use.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wall of the improved construction.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the wall in vertical section and a supporting frame or jack in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing companion frames or jacks in position for supporting a wall of greater height than the wall of Fig. 2.

A bin formed in accordance with this invention may be circular, rectangular, or other desired outline. It may be erected as an outside bin, or in a field, or the improved wall defining the bin may .7.

be erected in a barn or other storage building as an internal auxiliary wall for direct contact by grain to be stored in the building and thus relieve walls of the building from outward strain to which they would otherwise be subjected.

The wall, which is indicated in general by the numeral I, is formed of a plurality of horizontally extending boards 2 disposed one above another and nailed or otherwise secured against the supporting frames or jacks 3. These supporting jacks or frames are preferably spaced from each other a distance of two feet, but it is to be understood that they may be spaced any distance found practicable.

The supporting frames are of duplicate construction and each has an inner front leg 3 and an outer rear leg 5. The front leg extends upwardly at a rearward incline and its lower end B is out at such an angle that it will rest flat upon the platform or floor 1, or upon the ground. In the present illustration, the platform or floor I has been shown formed of concrete but it is to be understood that it may be of wood or other suitable material.

An abutment strip 8 extends along the floor back of the front legs 4 of the frames 3 and is anchored to the floor by a number of bolts 9 embedded in the floor with their threaded end portions projecting upwardly therefrom for passing through the strip. The strip consists of a suitable number of two by fours placed in end to end engagement with each other and so arranged that they will extend in spaced and preferably parallel relation to the wall of the storage building. By this arrangement, the frames will be held against sliding movement along the floor and a very effective brace provided for lower ends of the frames. Bracing bars l0 extend between the front and rear legs and the upper end of the rear leg is seated in a notch II where it is secured by nailed and also by a metal yoke or strap l2 which straddles the legs and is secured by nails l3. Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the rear leg 5 does not extend truly perpendicular to the floor but extends upwardly at a slight forward incline. Therefore, the frame will be braced against rearward strain. The incline of the rear leg can be clearly seen in comparison with the perpendicularly extending broken line L. a

When this bin or auxiliary wall is set up, the frames 3 are disposed vertically in predetermined spaced relation to each other with their legs resting on the ground or a floor of a storage building and their front legs bearing against the front edge face of the bracing strip 8. Top rails H are then mounted on the upper ends of the front legs, where they are secured and serve to hold the frames in their proper positions and add rigidity to the bin. The boards 2 are then nailed against front edges of the front legs and the wall will be completed and, together with the ground or floor of a storage building, form a bin in which a large quantity of grain or the like may be stored without danger of the bin collapsing when subjected to the weight and outward pressure of the grain.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing there has been shown a pair of companion frames or jacks used for erecting a bin of appreciably greater height than the bin illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. In this embodiment of the invention, the second frame is companion frames 3 and I5 are set in place with the unobstructed side faces of their front legs in face to face engagement with each other. The auxiliary frames project upwardly from the frames 3 and, when the top rails ll are secured to the upper ends of the auxiliary frames and the boards 2 nailed to front legs of both the frames, a bin will be formed which is of appreciably greater height and capable of holding a much greater quantity of grain than abin having only the shorter frames 3.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: V

1. In a storage bin,.a wall comprising upright frames having front and rear legs, boards secured against front legs of the frames, and a base strip extending longitudinally of the wall cured therein, braces mounted bet and securedtothefrontandrearlegsandexiendim rearwardly at a downward a. top rail extending longitudinally of the wall and secured against upper ends of the front legs of the frames to. hold the frames spaced from each other and reinforce the wall, and boards secured against front edge faces of 'the front legs and forming a wall supported by the frames.

3. In a storage bin. a wall comprising up l t frames having front and rear legs, the front legs extending upwardly at a rearward incline and formed with recesses adjacent upper ends of their rear edge faces, the rear legs extending upwardly at a slight forward incline and having their upper ends seated in the recesses and secured therein, braces mounted between and secured to the front and rear legs, and boards mounted against back of front legs of the frames with lower ends of the front'legs bearing against the front edge of the base strip.

2. In a storage bin, a wall comprising upright frames having front and rear legs, the front legs extending upwardly at a rearward incline and formed with recesses adjacent upper ends of their rear edge faces, the rear legs extending upwardly at a slight forward incline and having their upper ends seated in the recesses and se front legs of all of the frames.

front edge faces of the front legs and forming a solid wall supported by the frames.

4. In a storage bin, 0. wall comprising upright frames having front and rear legs, the front legs extending upwardly at a rearward incline and formed with recesses adjacent upper ends of their rear edge faces, the rear legs having their upper ends seated in the recesses, straps straddling upper end portions of the rearlegs and secured against side faces of the front legs, braces mounted between the front and rear legs, and boards mounted against front faces of the front legs;

5. In a storage bin, a wall comprising upright frames having front and rear legs, the front legs extending upwardly at a rearward incline and having their upper ends secured against front faces of the rear legs, auxiliary frames each disposed against a side of a companion one of the first frames and projecting upwardly above the same, a top rail carried by upper ends of the auxiliary frames, and boards mounted against Jorm N. rags. 

